By a 56 - 19 percent margin, New Jersey voters would prefer to see the New Jersey Devils
and the Nets play in the Meadowlands rather than in a new arena in Newark, according to a
Quinnipiac University poll released today.

The Devils win the hearts of 43 percent of New Jersey voters who say they are fans,
including 20 percent from the Philadelphia 76ers area. The Nets can claim the loyalty of 40
percent of Garden State voters, including 20 percent from Philadelphia Flyers country.

"Most New Jersey voters don't root for the Garden State's hockey and basketball
teams, even after the Devils won hockey's Stanley Cup. And not many fans - even urban
fans - want to see hockey or basketball in Newark," said Clay F. Richards, assistant director
of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

From June 11 - 16, Quinnipiac University surveyed 815 New Jersey registered
voters, with a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percent.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts
public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and
nationally as a public service and for research.